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SPRING REGION RANKINGS: BOYS (May 30) | GIRLS (May 30)

SPRING STATE RANKINGS: BOYS (May 30) | GIRLS (May 30)

LEAD STORY: 

Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.) are perennial boys soccer state title challengers, but this wasn't shaping up as one of those years -- until last week.

Bearden caught a break when top-seeded and defending champ [Germantown Houston tn-m] (Germantown, Tenn.) was upset in the state semifinals and pulled away for a 5-2 state final win over Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.). Gabe Alvarez scored three goals on four shots in the state's large-school state final. Bearden entered the week ranked No. 9 in the state. 

In the Division II-AA bracket, three of the four teams entered the week ranked in the SIMA FAB 50, but it was unranked Christian Brothers that posted a pair of one-goal wins to secure a state title. 

Virginia and Washington also welcome new state No. 1 teams this week as First Colonial (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Snohomish were upset in postseason play. First Colonial gets a second chance as it still advances to this week's region tournament. Defending state champ Snohomish, however, settled for a fourth-place finish at the state tournament.  

In girls soccer, Grandview (Aurora, Colo.), Laramie (Wyo.), Shawnee Mission West (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) and Weddington (Matthews, N.C.) secured state No. 1 rankings with state titles last week.

Around the nation last week:

* Alaska: BOYS South Anchorage. GIRLS Dimond. 

* Colorado: GIRLS 5A Grandview, 4A Lewis-Palmer, 3A Kent Denver, 2A Vail Mountain. 

* Illinois: GIRLS 1A Wheaton Academy. 

* Kansas: GIRLS 6A Shawnee Mission West, 5A St. Thomas Aquinas, 4A-1A: Bishop Miege. 

* North Carolina: GIRLS 4A Providence, 3A Weddington, 2A Carrboro, 1A Community School of Davidson. 

* Tennessee: BOYS AAA Bearden, AA-A CAK, Div. II-AA Christian Brothers, Div. II-A Webb School. 

* Utah: BOYS 5A Viewmont, 4A Maple Mountain. 

* Washington: BOYS 4A Wenatchee, 3A Interlake, 2A Archbishop Murphy, 1A Seattle Academy.  

* Wyoming: BOYS Laramie, 3A Jackson. GIRLS 4A Laramie, 3A Jackson.